172nd Street & 68th Avenue
The three-way junction of 172nd Street and 68th Avenue is in Fresh Meadows-Utopia, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Young Israel of Hillcrest is 1,180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utopia Pkwy/69 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q31, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utopia Pkwy/69 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q31.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utopia Pkwy/69 Av Q310.3 milesQ31
Next buses at this stop
- Q31 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 182nd Street at Long Island Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 61-19 Fresh Meadow Lane Gas station0.4 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Fresh Meadows-Utopia
- Elevation
- 45 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 76 trees within 330 feet.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 173 Fresh Meadows School1,130 feet
- All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fresh Meadows Playground710 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Hillcrest House of worship1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 171st Street & 68th Avenue 250 feet
- 69th Avenue & 172nd Street 260 feet
- 172nd Street & 67th Avenue 420 feet
- 69th Avenue & 171st Street 500 feet
- 69th Avenue & 173rd Street 510 feet
- 67th Avenue & 173rd Street 670 feet
- 67th Avenue & 171st Street 670 feet
- 170th Street & 69th Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along 172nd Street or 68th Avenue.